INTRODUCTION
The WMAC club has an emphasis on relaxed sport flying of powered models ( both i/c and electric) as well as gliders. Unfortunately due to the surrounding farmland it is not possible to allow Jet Turbines or free flight models.
Apart from an AGM there are no regular meetings away from the flying field.
THE FLYING FIELD
The flying site is available to club members for flying most days of the year . It is reached via a mile long farm track accessed via a padlocked gate. Crops are grown around the two acre grass patch, and for this reason we cannot offer free flight or turbine flying. Parking of cars is adjacent to the flying area as shown in the photographs, and a permanent caravan means that shelter from cold and rain is always available.
Location of flying site : The double gated entrance is just off the A272 on the southern side of the road – a few hundred metres east of the car park for Cheesefoot Head.
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TRAINING
The club takes the training of it’s novice pilots seriously and several members are nominated to provide this service free of charge. There are examiners within the club to enable flyers to pass the BMFA ‘A’ and ‘B’ Certificates. It is a club rule that people do not fly solo until the ‘A’ certificate is achieved.
MEMBERSHIP
The club currently operates with around 70 members.
Full details of membership are available on the membership page.
HISTORY
Winchester Model Aeroplane Club was first formed in 1936, by just a few keen free-flight modellers. This only lasted until 1939, when the outbreak of the Second World War saw the end of the club.
The current flying site has been in use since 1989. It is 0.65 Hectares in size, surrounded by 200 acres of farmland and we have a club caravan with full toilet facilities.